Belt game 3,116 · January 20, 1982
Washington Bullets take the belt
Washington Bullets beat Seattle SuperSonics 106–95 at home to start reign 1,398 of the NBA belt, the 58th for the franchise.
Seattle SuperSonics had held it since January 3, 1982, with 7 defenses over 17 days.
Washington Bullets held it for 8 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to New York Knicks on January 28, 1982.
1,398Reign number
58Team's reign
3Defenses
8Days held
Box score
Seattle SuperSonics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gus Williams | 34 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5-12 | 0-1 | 11-13 |
| Jack Sikma | 43 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 7-8 |
| Lonnie Shelton | 38 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7-18 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Fred Brown | 23 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-14 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Bill Hanzlik | 28 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 5-6 |
| Wally Walker | 29 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| James Donaldson | 27 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Danny Vranes | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Mark Radford | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Ray Tolbert | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Washington Bullets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Ballard | 40 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13-20 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Kevin Grevey | 35 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7-14 | 1-1 | 4-4 |
| Rick Mahorn | 36 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Frank Johnson | 36 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Jeff Ruland | 24 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-12 | 0-0 | 7-9 |
| Don Collins | 19 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Spencer Haywood | 26 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jim Chones | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| John Lucas | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Charlie Davis | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Carlos Terry | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Garry Witts | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).